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The Guardian
SA government aims to sign treaty with Indigenous Australians within 12 months
The Guardian
Treaty negotiations will soon begin between Indigenous South Australians and the state government, a step some Aboriginal groups say is an “olive branch”. The SA government has set aside $4.4m over five years for a treaty process that would involve ...
SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talksNEWS.com.au

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Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
Livingstone working to close the Australia Day gap
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
"The resolution by council was to include up to two indigenous persons in the Australia Day committee which was a motion I moved after feeling very strongly about trying to make positive steps towards inclusive leadership and decision making for ...

SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talks
SBS
Treaty negotiations will soon begin between Aboriginal South Australians and the state government, a step some Aboriginal groups say is an "olive branch". The SA government has set aside $4.4 million over five years for a treaty process that would ...

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Independent Australia
The myth of 'over-funded' Indigenous communities
Independent Australia
For instance, Roebourne in Western Australia's Pilbara is said to have 67 service providers with over 400 programmes for less than 1,200 residents. I know Roebourne pretty much inside out and I do not know where these 67 services are located. Certainly ...

ABC Online
What will Indigenous treaties mean?
ABC Online
Australia is the only Commonwealth country that does not have a treaty with its Indigenous peoples and interestingly, the states are leading the charge, the ABC's editor of Indigenous affairs says. Stan Grant said there was still a "big debate" around ...

ABC Online
Australia should create seventh state run by Indigenous people, lawyer Michael Mansell says
ABC Online
Australia should create a seventh state run by Indigenous people, with its own parliament and court system, an Aboriginal lawyer and activist has proposed. Tasmanian Michael Mansell said statehood was the "ultimate prize" on the path towards ...

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ABC Online
Australia should create seventh state run by Indigenous people, lawyer Michael Mansell says
ABC Online
Australia should create a seventh state run by Indigenous people, with its own parliament and court system, an Aboriginal lawyer and activist has proposed. Tasmanian Michael Mansell said statehood was the "ultimate prize" on the path towards ...

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ABC Online
What will Indigenous treaties mean?
ABC Online
Australia is the only Commonwealth country that does not have a treaty with its Indigenous peoples and interestingly, the states are leading the charge, the ABC's editor of Indigenous affairs says. Stan Grant said there was still a "big debate" around ...

SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talks
NEWS.com.au
Narungga elder from SA's Yorke Peninsula, Tauto Sansbury, said the treaty would mean Australia would "really recognise" its traditional owners. But he said Aboriginal people in every state and territory ought to be given the same opportunity. "I've ...

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SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talks
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Treaty negotiations will soon begin between Aboriginal South Australians and the state government, a step some Aboriginal groups say is an "olive branch". The SA government has set aside $4.4 million over five years for a treaty process that would ...

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SBS
Winners of the 2016 Indigenous STEM Awards announced
SBS
Despite Indigenous knowledge systems; ecology, astronomy, biology and engineering having sustained Australia for thousands of years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are very underrepresented in today's scientific workforce. Approximately 2 ...

9news.com.au
SA to commence Aboriginal treaty talks
9news.com.au
Treaty negotiations will soon begin between Aboriginal South Australians and the state government, a step some Aboriginal groups say is an "olive branch". The SA government has set aside $4.4 million over five years for a treaty process that would ...

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National Museum of Australia acquires Twingo 'Balarinji'
Motoring
The Aboriginal artwork painted on his one-of-a-kind Twingo was the brainchild of John Moriarty — founder of the leading Australian designer clothing company Balarinji and its design studio, which also painted the Qantas planes — and celebrated ...

Eternity News
The big issue facing indigenous Australia
Eternity News
Working to solve social issues within Aboriginal Australian communities is a “band-aid” fix, not a long-term solution, according to the first Indigenous Ministry Officer appointed by the rural support service Bush Church Aid. “I believe the church can ...

Eternity News
The big issue facing indigenous Australia
Eternity News
Working to solve social issues within Aboriginal Australian communities is a “band-aid” fix, not a long-term solution, according to the first Indigenous Ministry Officer appointed by the rural support service Bush Church Aid. “I believe the church can ...

Herald Sun
Australians have far too much in common to divide over a treaty
The Australian
It is hard to pick the instant when the movement to recognise Aborigines in the Constitution died. There were signposts. An early one was prime minister Julia Gillard's rejection of the (ambit) recommendations of the “expert committee” on ...
Facing the past a rite of passageThe Mercury
Elder supports push for indigenous treatiesThe Advertiser

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HRC drops third complaint about Bill Leak cartoon
The Australian
Mr Till and his cousin Kevin Gunn, who share a house, lodged formal complaints about the cartoon in circumstances the Aboriginal Legal Service has never explained. Mr Till told The Australian he had initially contacted the ALS to help resolve a dispute ...

The Australian
Compensation looms as South Australia turns to treaties
The Australian
It will be the first time an Australian state has committed to negotiations with separate Aboriginal nations, to recognise the cultural authority of its first people and to consider the consequences of settlement. In its terms of reference ...
Elder supports push for indigenous treatiesThe Advertiser

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The Australian
Compensation looms as South Australia turns to treaties
The Australian
Historic negotiations costing $4.4 million over five years to create treaties with dozens of separate indigenous South Australian nations will be announced today, with wide-ranging outcomes including financial compensation under consideration.
Elder supports push for indigenous treatiesThe Advertiser
Facing the past a rite of passageThe Mercury

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Daily Mail
Chris Martin brandishes Aboriginal and Australian flag on stage at Sydney concert
Daily Mail
And on Tuesday night, British rockers Coldplay performed their first Sydney concert, thrilling fans. The acclaimed group certainly put on an energetic performance and at one point, lead singer Chris Martin brandished an Aboriginal flag and an ...

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